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About

Japan-Gambia Trade: In 2023, Japan exported $8.31M to Gambia. The main products that Japan exported to Gambia were Cars ($4.81M), Rice ($1.68M), and Spark-Ignition Engines ($1.08M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Gambia have increased at an annualized rate of 19.4%, from $3.42M in 2018 to $8.31M in 2023.

In 2023, Japan did not export any services to Gambia.

Gambia-Japan Trade: In 2023, Gambia exported $13.2k to Japan. The main products that Gambia exported to Japan were Broadcasting Equipment ($13.2k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Gambia to Japan have decreased at an annualized rate of 10%,  from $51.7k in 2018 to $13.2k in 2023.

In 2023, Gambia did not export any services to Japan.

Comparison In 2023,  Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07),  and 4 in total exports ($766B). That same year, Gambia ranked 138 in total exports ($3.16B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
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In 2023, Japan exported $8.31M to Gambia. The main products exported from Japan to Gambia were Cars ($4.81M), Rice ($1.68M), and Spark-Ignition Engines ($1.08M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Gambia have increased at an annualized rate of 19.4%, from $3.42M in 2018 to $8.31M in 2023.

In 2018, Gambia exported $13.2k to Japan. The main products exported from Gambia to Japan were Broadcasting Equipment ($13.2k). During the last 5 years the exports of Gambia to Japan have decreased at an annualized rate of 10%, from $51.7k in 2023 to $13.2k in 2018.

Exports from Japan (Flag) to Gambia (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Gambia (Flag) to Japan (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Japan
Top Destination
United States$143B
Gambia
Top Destination
Kazakhstan$2.91B

This map shows whether countries import more from Japan or Gambia. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Japan and Gambia or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from Japan than Gambia included United States ($143B), China ($138B), and Chinese Taipei ($43B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Gambia than Japan included Kazakhstan ($2.91B), Guinea-Bissau ($59.3M), and North Korea ($8.03k).

Difference in imports from Gambia (Flag) and Japan (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Japan - Gambia

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Japan and Gambia by product, considering products traded by both, Japan and Gambia.

During 2023, Japan had a large net trade with Gambia in the exports of Transportation ($5M), Vegetable Products ($1.68M), and Machines ($1.25M).

During 2018, Gambia had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Machines ($13.2k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Japan Gambia+$444kCars
Top Product Potential Gambia Japan+$3.67kCollector's Items

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Japan and Gambia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Japan indicates it has a comparative advantage over Gambia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Gambia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Japan.

Product Space of Japan (Flag) and Gambia (Flag) (2023)

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